i din noe 25 bucks can fly away just liddat. flew away the moment the ball left gerrard's boot. and it was just a few more minutes. a few more minutes to the easiest 25 bucks i ever got.
it was crazy to bet on west ham. or so people say. the odds were 1 to6. which means a 5 dollar bet amount to 25, if west ham win. now, west ham arent that bad you know. they finished 7th. they play some decent football. passing style. they have benayoun. they are a decent team. not clear underdogs as the odds would ahve us believe. so it wasnt that crazy.
and when west ham took a 2-0 lead, the possibility, that remote possibility of winning was suddenly magnified. but at the same time, anxiety and nervousness set in. because it was then that i realised, i had everythng to lose. 25 bucks in fact. and when it became 2-2, i was shaking my head in disbelief. dont tell me its going to be istanbul all over again.
then konchesky scored a wonder goal. it was tycho, pure tycho, i think. and i was thinking, now liverpool is going to feel stunned. they were prob thinking, screaming in their heads even: what the hell are you doing? you arent following the script!!
when it was the 84th minute, gerrard fired a free kick wide. the look on his face and the posture of the pool players suggested that even they thought it was over. and the hammers fans were celebrating. then they sportingly put the ball out for cisse to receive treatment.
that would turn out to be the start of a few minutes of insanity.
pool threw the ball back to west ham. i dunno why, but the rightback went to touch the ball. if i were him, i would have let the ball go out for a goal kick. safer, no? but he went to touch it and clear the ball into the middle of the park. i was going: oh shit. not there, to the side, to the side. pool got the ball. went on the attack. den the ball fell out to gerrard. for the umpteenth time, NO ONE was there to close him down. he whacked the ball in.
and so, my 25 bucks flew away.
but even so, i was still hoping west ham would win. they had many dangerous chances. they played better than liverpool, overall. though they make all those stupid mistakes.
but harewood prob missed the best chance, in front of goal, he volleyed a loose ball wide. you cant blame him; he was using his injured foot.
that was in extra time.
then it went into penalties. reina saved 3 or 4. but believe me, only the one from zamora was a good save. the rest, well, the west ham players made him look good. so poorly placed.
and so west ham, you can say, they threw the game away. tahts wad happens when u cant finish the game, cant kill the game.
it isnt abt ur trophy u noe; its about my 25 bucks.
and if u had won in regulation time, i would have been really very grateful. i mean i am, considering u beat spurs for us. but you could ahve done even more! and then to complete it all, maybe sell one of ur best players to us. 3 favours. alas!
but anyway, west ham played well overall. i think aside from those silly mistakes, bad decisions, they can take pride in themselves.
and for 90 minutes, yossi benayoun was my man of the match. he was defending, he was attacking, he led the hammers' dangerous counter attacks. he was dribbling, he was passing, he was everywhere. he played like a man possessed. i always like to see people play like men possessed. it gives u so much inspiration.
anyway, when extra time started, the fatigue showed and he wasnt as sharp as he was. but he should sitll have been the man of the match. esp if west ham had won.
it was crazy to bet on west ham. or so people say. the odds were 1 to6. which means a 5 dollar bet amount to 25, if west ham win. now, west ham arent that bad you know. they finished 7th. they play some decent football. passing style. they have benayoun. they are a decent team. not clear underdogs as the odds would ahve us believe. so it wasnt that crazy.
and when west ham took a 2-0 lead, the possibility, that remote possibility of winning was suddenly magnified. but at the same time, anxiety and nervousness set in. because it was then that i realised, i had everythng to lose. 25 bucks in fact. and when it became 2-2, i was shaking my head in disbelief. dont tell me its going to be istanbul all over again.
then konchesky scored a wonder goal. it was tycho, pure tycho, i think. and i was thinking, now liverpool is going to feel stunned. they were prob thinking, screaming in their heads even: what the hell are you doing? you arent following the script!!
when it was the 84th minute, gerrard fired a free kick wide. the look on his face and the posture of the pool players suggested that even they thought it was over. and the hammers fans were celebrating. then they sportingly put the ball out for cisse to receive treatment.
that would turn out to be the start of a few minutes of insanity.
pool threw the ball back to west ham. i dunno why, but the rightback went to touch the ball. if i were him, i would have let the ball go out for a goal kick. safer, no? but he went to touch it and clear the ball into the middle of the park. i was going: oh shit. not there, to the side, to the side. pool got the ball. went on the attack. den the ball fell out to gerrard. for the umpteenth time, NO ONE was there to close him down. he whacked the ball in.
and so, my 25 bucks flew away.
but even so, i was still hoping west ham would win. they had many dangerous chances. they played better than liverpool, overall. though they make all those stupid mistakes.
but harewood prob missed the best chance, in front of goal, he volleyed a loose ball wide. you cant blame him; he was using his injured foot.
that was in extra time.
then it went into penalties. reina saved 3 or 4. but believe me, only the one from zamora was a good save. the rest, well, the west ham players made him look good. so poorly placed.
and so west ham, you can say, they threw the game away. tahts wad happens when u cant finish the game, cant kill the game.
it isnt abt ur trophy u noe; its about my 25 bucks.
and if u had won in regulation time, i would have been really very grateful. i mean i am, considering u beat spurs for us. but you could ahve done even more! and then to complete it all, maybe sell one of ur best players to us. 3 favours. alas!
but anyway, west ham played well overall. i think aside from those silly mistakes, bad decisions, they can take pride in themselves.
and for 90 minutes, yossi benayoun was my man of the match. he was defending, he was attacking, he led the hammers' dangerous counter attacks. he was dribbling, he was passing, he was everywhere. he played like a man possessed. i always like to see people play like men possessed. it gives u so much inspiration.
anyway, when extra time started, the fatigue showed and he wasnt as sharp as he was. but he should sitll have been the man of the match. esp if west ham had won.
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